Rules of the Water

1. Rules of the Water • Give-way Vessel • When you are the give-way vessel – make you course correction early enough and obvious enough • Stand-on Vessel • Even if you are the stand-on vessel it is still your obligation to avoid a collision • Maintain a Proper lookout • Sight • Hearing • All other appropriate means for the current conditions • In case of a collision • Check on the safety of your crew and vessel FIRST! Advantage Boating, 2011

2. Rules of the Water Refer to “Safe Boating Guide” page 77 • Power vs. Power • Sail vs. Power • Over taking • Crossing • Head on • Special cases For the next 5 slides the brown boxes hide the correct answers – click to reveal Advantage Boating, 2011

3. Rules – Head On Advantage Boating, 2011

4. Rules - Overtaking Advantage Boating, 2011

5. Rules – Power Crossing (1) Advantage Boating, 2011

6. Rules – Power Crossing (2) Advantage Boating, 2011

7. Rules – Power vs. Sail Advantage Boating, 2011

8. Vessel Not Under Command Memory Aid – Red over Red, Captain’s dead! Left picture – Not Making Way Right picture – Making Way Advantage Boating, 2011

9. Vessels - Restricted in Manouvability Pleasure crafts are required to keep clear of “vessels restricted in their manoeuvrability” - due to things like: size, not under command, required to be on a traffic lane, a cable ferry Advantage Boating, 2011

10. Sail vs. Fishing Vs. A fishing boat hauling in it’s catch is restricted in its ability to manoeuvre Advantage Boating, 2011

11. The Buoyage Systems Four Main Systems in Canada • Lateral Buoy System • Day Beacons • Cardinal Buoys • Special Purpose • Safe Boating Guide pg 75 & 76 Advantage Boating, 2011

12. 1 - Lateral System Most common system that you will see! • Port Hand Lateral Buoy - FlatOddGreen • Starboard Hand Lateral Buoy - Even little red buoys have a point • Bifurcation Buoys - Port & Starboard • Fairway & Isolated Danger How to use the system… The 3 R’s Red Right Returning - From the sea (upstream) - To a port or harbour Advantage Boating, 2011

13. KNB K1 K4 KNB Port Hand Lateral Buoy Starboard Hand Lateral Buoy Port Hand Lateral Buoy Starboard Hand Lateral Buoy

14. 2 - Daybeacons Daybeacons are the cousins to the Lateral Buoys… But these are fixed to land! • Port Hand Daybeacon • Starboard Hand Daybeacon • Junction Daybeacons Advantage Boating, 2011

15. Starboard hand Daybeacon Port hand Daybeacon Starboard Hand Junction Buoy Port Hand Junction Buoy

16. 3 - Cardinal Buoys They use the 4 cardinal points of the compass and direct you to where the safe water is! • Colour Combination - Yellow & Black • Top Marks - two triangles in different configurations • Black top marks point to the black portion(s) of the buoy • Use white light in different flashing patterns Advantage Boating, 2011

17. North South West East

18. 4 - Special Purpose • Anchorages • Hazards • Control • Keep-out • Swimming • Diving • Private Placements – Racing spars in Britannia Bay • These buoys will use white, orange and yellow for colour combinations Advantage Boating, 2011